Lene Espersen has handed the leadership of the Conservatives to Lars Barfoed after polls reporting the party’s lowest ever public support put pressure on her to go. Espersen, who also serves as Denmark’s foreign minister, made the announcement on Thursday night (January 13), just hours after returning from an official visit to Qatar.
Espersen told a press conference that she felt it was time to resign her post, as she felt the commotion centred around her was standing in the way of the party’s success. “There is no doubt that I am responsible for where our ...